[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61516-61517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17281]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Agency Forms Submitted for OMB Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted 
the following proposal(s) for the collection of information to the 
Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
    Summary of Proposal(s):
    (1) Collection title: Application for Spouse Annuity Under the 
Railroad Retirement Act.
    (2) Form(s) submitted: AA-3, AA-3cert.
    (3) OMB Number: 3220-0042.
    (4) Expiration date of current OMB clearance: 12/31/2006.
    (5) Type of request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    (6) Respondents: Individuals or households.
    (7) Estimated annual number of respondents: 8,500.
    (8) Total annual responses: 8,500.
    (9) Total annual reporting hours: 4,297.
    (10) Collection description: The Railroad Retirement Act provides 
for the payment of annuities to spouses of railroad retirement 
annuitants who meet the requirements under the Act. The application 
obtains information supporting the claim for benefits based on being a 
spouse of an annuitant. The information is used for determining 
entitlement to and amount of the annuity applied for.
    Additional Information or Comments: Copies of the forms and 
supporting documents can be obtained from Charles Mierzwa, the agency 
clearance officer (312-751-3363) or [email protected].
    Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed 
to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago,

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Illinois, 60611-2092 or [email protected] and to the OMB Desk 
Officer for the RRB, at the Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10230, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17281 Filed 10-17-06; 8:45 am]
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